Mallory A. Smith and Adam Curtice are engaged to be married Aug. 11, 2018. The bride parents are Brad Smith and Teresa Smith.of Midland. The groom is the son of Michelle Bates and William Curtice of Hersey. The bride, a graduate of Midland High School, earned degrees in biotechnology and forensic biology from Ferris State University. She is a forensic scientist, Michigan State Police, Grayling. The groom, a graduate of Reed City High School, earned a degree in automotive service management from Lincoln Technical Institute in Indianapolis. He is owner/operator of ABC Auto in Big Rapids.

How did they meet: While Mallory was a student at Ferris State University, she met and would later fall in love with her mechanic.